This Japanese Story Is Not Too Cold

"...What's the matter with this issue number?" Beichuan Temple glanced at the issue number according to the pace just now.

The Shenzhu Village newspaper that started the issue just now had issue number 58, but this issue skipped issue 59 and came to issue 60.

Beichuan Temple stood up and searched.

61, 62, 64...

There are also some missing publications in the back.

'It happens that 59 issues are missing. '

Beichuan Temple sighed slightly in his heart, but his face still restrained his expression, and he turned his head to read the 60 issue.

Fortunately, these 60 magazines also recorded some local customs and customs about Shenzhu Village, which made Beichuan Temple a little relieved.

I saw a small black title on the far left of the page, which read:

'Surprise! The customs hidden in the village where the gods reside. '

'The last issue introduced the mysterious and terrifying customs of the village of gods, this time I will introduce some rumors circulating in the village of gods. '

‘It seems that some kind of terrible traditional ceremony has been passed down in the Shenzhu village with a long history. The only thing that can be known is that people who are not from the Magong family or the Shenzhu family can’t know the specific ceremony. However, these two families have a very high prestige in the village, and all the villagers in the god station obey them. It is impossible to get some news from the villagers. '

‘Isolated village, very exclusive villagers. '

'What was hidden after that...and what happened...It seems that no one except the two families knows now. '

'The only sentence that can be inquired may be: When all the soul-attracting flowers in the shrine of the gods bloom, the calamity can be prevented. '

This is the end of the record about Shenzhu Village.

Seeing this, Beichuan Temple glanced at the next issue of the newspaper, and found that there was no news about Shenzhu Village there, and shook his head regretfully.

If there were no missing publications, maybe we would be able to learn the secrets of Shenzhu Village back then.

Beichuan Temple calmed down, pondering and digesting the information he had just received.

Indeed, as he deduced, there was indeed some kind of ancient bloody ritual in Shenzhu Village.

'Exclusive villagers', 'ancient rituals', 'the connection between the Asamiya family and the God's house'.

The intricate mystery is gradually revealed.

But the most critical thing is the last sentence of the newspaper.

'When all the soul-attracting flowers in the shrine bloom, the calamity can be prevented. '

What does this sentence mean?

Literally, the blooming of the 'soul attracting flower' can suppress or prevent disasters from coming.

"There are too few clues now." Beichuan Temple shook his head and did not jump to conclusions.

He carefully looked at the two hundred or so small words, trying to deduce something from it, but in the end he found nothing. For this, he could only extract specific keywords and words into his notepad.

And just as Beichuan Temple got up to put the newspaper back, a hoarse and old voice sounded beside Beichuan Temple.

"Oh...It turned out to be the Daolu Citizen's Newspaper...I really miss it. At that time, this was the only newspaper that was regarded as an entertainment newspaper. Other newspapers couldn't bring freshness to the students at all."

Beichuan Temple looked back, only to find an old man with a bent body and a kind face.

Maybe it's because people are old, the old man coughed and said in a rambling voice:

"There are very few young people like you who pay attention to folklore... hey... young people these days especially like some novelty and exaggerated things, but they completely forget some precious histories. Like mine That grandson doesn’t even know about the fireworks display on the Island Road, alas.”

The old man said with a heavy sigh.

"Does the old man know anything? About the newspapers in my hand." Beichuan Temple turned around and asked.

If the old man had the 59th page about the lack of publication of the folk news newspaper, it would be of great help to Beichuan Temple.

"I'm not in the habit of collecting newspapers..."

"That's right..." Beichuan Temple was a little disappointed.

The clue was right in front of him, but he couldn't grasp it.

Seeing Beichuan Temple's disappointed face, the old man continued, "The Folk Newspaper Office has not closed down. I know the address of the Folklore Newspaper Office. There must be spare parts of newspapers that were printed out there."

"Oh?" Beichuan Temple's eyes lit up.

It is quite normal for every newspaper office to keep a complete copy of its own newspapers for comparison in future newspaper publications.

But what Beichuan Temple did not expect was that this newspaper, which started in the Meiji period, has not yet closed down.

The old man gave a specific address, and Beichuan Temple wrote it down. After thanking him repeatedly, he left the municipal library.

The current time is more than four o'clock in the afternoon, and Beichuan Temple spent more than two hours searching for information.

"Although it took some time, it also gained valuable information."

The address of the folk news newspaper——

Beichuan Temple took a look, then opened Google Maps to look at the specific transportation plan, got on the bus and left.

 …

The time to arrive at the Folklore Newspaper Office happened to be stuck at half past four.

At this time, the folk news newspaper was still working.

Beichuan Temple no longer hesitated, and went to the front desk of the newspaper office to explain his intention.

"The university's folk customs survey...isn't it?" The young lady working at the front desk was not surprised.

"Yes." Beichuan Temple nodded expressionlessly.

He was originally handsome, with a tall and straight figure, and the cold and hard temperament on his face added a masculine toughness to him. The hostess at the front desk swallowed his saliva, and hurriedly helped Beichuan Temple to register his identity Come.

After all, the predecessor of their newspaper was to report on folk customs. Students like Beichuan Temple, not to mention one a day, but one or two a week.

Moreover, the clubs in Japan will basically not prevent others from visiting. Because someone came to visit, it also shows that the performance of this club is gratifying.

After completing the identity registration of Beichuan Temple, the staff of the newspaper office gave Beichuan Temple a visit pass with ease, and told him the location of the old newspaper storage room.

Beichuan Temple handed over the backpack to the front desk staff, and went in with only a notebook and a carbon pen.

The old newspaper storage room is a boxy, small room of only 20 square meters, and with the paper materials piled up in it, it makes people feel a little cramped.

The newspapers preserved here are undoubtedly much more complete than those in the municipal library.

Not only the 59 issues of the newspaper that are missing can be found here, but also the newspaper numbers from 1 to 13 that are missing from the municipal library.

Looking at the 59 issues of the newspaper in his hand, Beichuan Temple felt lucky.

After going through a series of investigations, this time I can finally understand some of the secrets of the old God's Village.

With such inexplicable complex emotions, Beichuan Temple raised his hand and opened the hard-won newspaper.

(Thanks to book friend 20190222191249754, Masquerade Ming, addicted to novels, plagiarism 丨 Guevara’s reward!)

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